Heidi's Roadside Flowers

August wildflowers - goldenrods, Queen Anne's lace and vines turning red are along the roadsides now. I saw this along a friend's driveway the other day and it just captured my attention.....maybe has a bit of that fairy essence....

Aubergine

How rich is the colour purple, and yet the eggplant looks black in the garden. I have added greens, reds, blues although it doesn't really show in the photo. The little blossom is the actual eggplant flower.

Haliburton Highlands

After all of the rain this summer, nature is still very green for August. This scene just felt so lushous and luminous that I used thalo green - a very intense colour. But it gave the feel that I wanted, especially in the water. After a weekend in watercolours, some of the learning was applied to this oil.

Forest Stream

Another watercolour from the workshop - we layered colour and worked on suggestions rather than details.

Street Scene

For the past few days I was attending a watercolour workshop in Haliburton. It was all about painting loose - we were to be messy! The instructor did a demo and we copied - sort of. Haven't painted with watercolours since last summer.

Early Morning Quiet

This morning I wanted to capture the softness and the serenity of the lake in the early morning. An overcast sky was moving in, but for that brief time, the morning light reflected in the water and time stood still.

Hiding

Alexandra and I paddled up Sherwood River, a tributary that flows into Round Lake. We followed a Blue Heron - this time he was hiding and let us come quite close. I was intrigued by the light coming through the bushes, in contrast to the shadowy undergrowth and pool of water.

Morning Glitter

On a sunny morning, there is a gorgeous sparkle on the lake. With all of the cloudy or overcast days that we have been having, it is such a pleasure to see the dancing light again.

Full Moon on Round Lake

The August full moon rose so splendidly over the lake. The night was a deep and even inky blue. It lasted for about 15 minutes and then changed rapidly. I painted quickly, in the semi dark, just to get the effect of that moment.

August Weekend Regatta

Dawn at the Lake

Mist was rising on the lake a few minutes before the sun rose over the hills.

Round Lake

Summer holidays at the cottage!

Roots at the Beach

The beach has eroded over the years and half the roots of the pine tree are exposed and look like rather interesting.